Player: Mike Hilton
Position: Cornerback
Experience: 2
Free Agent Status: Exclusive Rights
2018 Salary Cap Hit: $555,000
2018 Season Breakdown:
The Pittsburgh Steelers had Mike Hilton fall into their lap when they were in desperate need of talent at the cornerback position, entering the 2017 season as the starting nickelback and retaining that job since then…at least for the most part.
There was a moment late in the 2018 season in which the Steelers, as they were facing mounting losses, threatened Hilton’s job security by having Cameron Sutton work in that position, but when the game actually rolled around, it was mostly Hilton keeping his spot.